2026-05-13T05:12:54Z https://yabu.me Martin Piper (he/him) 💙💛🌻💉 https://yabu.me/npub1cyjdsgynpx2u2qane2pw3k75z6san8v60hcvh3dfswnkzh4cm5aq8vx3hw https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/113/767/829/350/508/original/e1b82ce687d4f380.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/113/767/829/350/508/original/e1b82ce687d4f380.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjvuuzqyv7tnzar36ymax9f4wepg0qflrkzpfprnymkdq55uyvyczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5gqs0mn Yes it&#39;s an 8 megabyte flash #Commodore64 cartridge.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/239/140/193/799/239/original/6cd0fd09ff482500.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-16T13:42:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86zqx94ur4r5vp824ewfj48lx489tsac2mg22eyk2cs5qdxcd7eqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5t4z35h I look at a few #Commodore64 games and show how they unlocked super secret hidden colours... Not really, it&#39;s quickly alternating complementary colours with CRT display effects.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/eUD5XPWPer4">https://youtu.be/eUD5XPWPer4</a> 2026-02-28T15:24:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrd86ktyw38a92hwlr9gy5g8f4ym3s0jhen26c6233n8crsgy4pzszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn59xnteg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvcj95nxmwyzmnrsvp7hglhrnu8dnh26defqsnpyrd05kct2pspqzf79az'>nevent1q…79az</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, it&#39;s a bit more limited because the cartridge and REU data is in slower RAM compared to the main RAM. 2026-01-09T03:56:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4nq89yl4e2e6g5v2q2pxng37s02paan4rc80hsjy954r07jekxqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5pzmlsf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7jdzuy7m6hu7njd9gy3c6r03cvq8qkhpy2zr3hantqzcuru8zps0gnw9h'>nevent1q…nw9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>indeed it does :) 2026-01-09T03:51:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3eytkkwcngq965392zfe0z7mgatzvmtj74s0kq67remqz00n92gzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5eq28gf I added extra parallax and squishy effects to the new Mega Multicolour Mode for the #C64Ultimate. This is to show there is ample time for lots of extra stuff with this screen mode.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/dQv_epsBdgk">https://youtu.be/dQv_epsBdgk</a> 2026-01-09T03:50:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsru65gmatlp4y50yncvtktx2x0ftu2jr8gln7vag4epwd4a396lfqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5ydry2k <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/q-He2bVpHXI?si=P0BLV07P6WH7Uquy">https://youtube.com/shorts/q-He2bVpHXI?si=P0BLV07P6WH7Uquy</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/629/145/317/232/240/original/8b98e3adc524c4d5.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-11-28T20:12:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02vqy9krl833ntjvjru6gre3gy55f2uftnzknqwj6rurufv7ze7czyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5rxf2mc This video shows the new Character layers working with #MegaWang2000TurboEdition and #Commodore64. Three layer parallax with optional dithering. Using easier to find surface mount components instead of the old through hole design. <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/yieNq5IupHI">https://youtu.be/yieNq5IupHI</a> 2025-11-14T16:39:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jvfvfkrclhy029z3jk4xjjgglasjmyv75zm7zz955fv83nwkfaqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5qzeglw Wow it&#39;s ten o&#39;clock in the morning and someone in this cafe is already drinking beer. 2025-10-18T02:22:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9geux3k9wvxv9zw6wtzny4sdx2a3qhax8kzqmtszr266yvvdcftczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn50z5lz8 I look at #Commodore64 &#34;Super Mario Bros 64&#34; by ZeroPaige in 2019. How the screen scroll uses VSP, the Mario sprite split render, some dynamic sprites, and find some original (mostly) NES code.<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/JgwT0Da8R3M">https://youtu.be/JgwT0Da8R3M</a> 2025-10-15T11:55:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8glsht8x724dwe77e6wf70gnp29hdqcqyesy56k57j48zx44n2sszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5slmsj8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspkaxwafk8wc634akc393x47dpksjqfn5vzfw7e5nky57u86fm4qsgpnyj8'>nevent1q…nyj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I only have a couple of the UV window versions left blank now. They seem to be impossible to find new these days in any kind of reliable quantity. At least the electrically writable pin compatible packages are common. 2025-05-15T23:21:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswh4snwtgr2spjcvs7kkde9m2054jc2uvmheqk975hn7pt6yjkj0qzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5x53lnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87pmn0ep7pm2x3yf7wc3w8erh8zv0uwu6mlumxdl96gyyagkewpq5lkctg'>nevent1q…kctg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>me neither. It&#39;s like they only existed before the Internet and nobody scanned the documentation. 2025-05-14T16:01:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdcgejdprg4y4q3f8cxuakesj08aswv0kw2efzsqfjawzdv2l6cszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn59u8847 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsln8rwjkgfmh3vrhxg9hy37mkj9z8ytrvhzncu0ga3lh4rt5arczzq637'>nevent1q…q637</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>used in this cartridge <br/><a href="https://retrogametycoon.com/en/catalogue/micro-machines-turbo-tournament-96-prototype-version_1569590/">https://retrogametycoon.com/en/catalogue/micro-machines-turbo-tournament-96-prototype-version_1569590/</a> 2025-05-14T15:56:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l5r3z5hehmrlmld8t47taxae657q5pjqnwm0eeg4qchu4nq6ljszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5p9u99g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry7xqa5my76z382t4turm2z89uxluqxj390ldl5cpkhdc7lcdt5qpe8dm0'>nevent1q…8dm0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>found usage in emulators? <a href="https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/blob/master/core/cart_hw/md_cart.c#L2037">https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/blob/master/core/cart_hw/md_cart.c#L2037</a> 2025-05-14T12:10:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kd2dr300s7vnvx7jg0fzwnv4se05wqh65dap0uk8salt59v7upgzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5r7hzc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5v9keclcwygvzgghthfqwf8cre8nzyxe9munalkeftj239l9m4s9aue7w'>nevent1q…ue7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>isn&#39;t it a PAL? 2025-05-14T11:16:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyulnwmr8e3uhd2avvczzyqcm5u5s3dw6rk663d30dcskcz8ynfszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5xwnnu3 Need a real #Commodore64 hardware check. Run the prg from link and move Tusari to the top of the screen and leave it for about 15 minutes. On my old machine the crystal sprites will display corrupted data down the left edge. If you see the same please let me know.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/martinpiper/C64Public/blob/master/Tusari2/FLDParalax/FLDParalax.prg">https://github.com/martinpiper/C64Public/blob/master/Tusari2/FLDParalax/FLDParalax.prg</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/405/001/743/126/825/original/a6f59b003d1eefc1.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-04-26T15:36:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8aad5zvzakgms96fc7f79mjlrjht4fxknu6jm6n2ane54yngkwfqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5z56ee6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwj5hxstlthugpnj096e0s36gtz5d0696amd9kxfsrqt6npaan2cq7y0ed'>nevent1q…y0ed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what happens to the clock pulses during the transition? You&#39;ll get a momentary logic contention on the clock. Does the device tolerate very short transient clock pulses? 2025-04-03T22:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0a5gc3xc2lujvxmudwhz88s443uyhe76f0a3cfthgxkrd4qfs58szyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5gft5hf This new mostly SMT board with larger super scaled sprites is slightly smaller than the through hole scaled sprites board. This new board allows 1MB of sprite data (compared to 64KB) and any size scaled sprites up to 255x255 pixel sprites. It also renders about 30 times faster.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/022/108/995/323/714/original/f91338f00cbdb879.png"> <br/> 2025-02-18T00:42:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0kwrvftl89lsxnnwzn3ggl2t4qswgywlgtpndh2m6mz82yx0rgqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn50xaz3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszlwqlw3lfkganytnh9vvkdmtmxf0klhqwjw3l79nxnk7hw83j0cs765anv'>nevent1q…5anv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really liked developing on SGI IRIX machines. 2025-01-17T15:19:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8umrkvvs6cv9rv63t9gdm697gfqsecynx903qwepkfa6gw3prt9gzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5kg4a23 #Amiga geeks. I&#39;m trying to find an old workbench application from before 1994 that would play an endless algorithmic based tune. In was called something like rhythm box or blues box. Do you know what this could be? 2025-01-02T07:58:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8y3lyq7syu5helscl8arr8av4lzpk8ye2w3hzv0ayl4qu8e60xszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5azsk4g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgx585gzz080pzdeteze0593c2cu358zk6gjq70gs24a7975ypzc0p0nnd'>nevent1q…0nnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah some CPUs do this. The SuperFX springs to mind. 2025-01-01T23:43:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xtx082yxn7x5ycv8nd3c2eul0jmgl89u2ss4d8492xs829crpvczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5ktcp4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdctna9pta5jjj552y32xh60tr3jn4xpp5tweel2eyns457uxvchskyczzp'>nevent1q…czzp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;why don&#39;t you support my preferred OS or compiler or makefile variant? I want you to do all the work. &#34; 2024-12-30T01:19:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7wrhtn2nyjv0p5cjjq06ckcq54ntu642z7gz37052q9yzz6l6uqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5xszdgu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhtfp046vlv6p5vx4rtmmtsyujddvrgpjrggej47vsna6md6ymsqjmyh37'>nevent1q…yh37</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the cells need to be written when read? 2024-12-21T14:37:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmpal5uz5wc2cfuyvyr6qj9y0l06pkpgr2uw4th9lwmk45zvwfsqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5x0aztq #Commodore64 Spindizzy credits screen says there is no cheat mode... But I just found a cheat mode... Putting the message &#34;I LIED!&#34; in memory $df00 will disable the game timers.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/666/194/039/746/033/original/8d1de87bd920ccbf.png"> <br/> 2024-12-17T04:08:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjg0d9z32qrxf745knqfw07dnuksq8v7j58hmleru4zt8rxsfm9qzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5pmzl3u This is going to be a long #Commodore64 video about how to transfer turbo tape multiload games to disk...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/606/837/575/478/985/original/fbdeb4d665dc2707.png"> <br/> 2024-12-06T16:33:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdsvj9a4mqhy94jtkhmd6g3rrlz5ctxurf9r5zn5cwcrtpc6x4amqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5uk7wdm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwra4ykhkj7y8hja79mpt9ysps29qm377k5n6v6l5pa3494e5tfst3k2r9'>nevent1q…k2r9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>basically yes. The C64 CPU can be stopped by the cartridge port when DMA mode is activated. 2024-09-22T23:15:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy35agu5ljkrhglv3tj7hwq038hwlmflr0tc5k58jpmhlpuvnvv3czyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5rm6m8c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxe3dheadp9ch60mhh7qks4h0n72ykm6vjdnmzu8qj62jskevuzspr3qde'>nevent1q…3qde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this cartridge drives the bus in ultimax mode. <br/><a href="https://youtu.be/yy4Gr11EXHM?si=4Fw8UYbT7uafxhqv">https://youtu.be/yy4Gr11EXHM?si=4Fw8UYbT7uafxhqv</a> 2024-09-22T23:05:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxe3dheadp9ch60mhh7qks4h0n72ykm6vjdnmzu8qj62jskevuzszyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn57wvujw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkrr60uvx4r8ugj4qv9kgffxqkyuqjrnwtdgxrefhxt5xe0s20rg2q2ufg'>nevent1q…2ufg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yes 2024-09-22T23:00:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5dglvzzwxmez209wym366eluht64uy6r8hm9nryw4h8eta46ckczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn548zuk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsray22fm8nv6gpphr3hggngj48yczyqa92nswzwmppkqdwsnu86uqd9skgr'>nevent1q…skgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>which rather negates your original post... 2024-09-11T23:52:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ser32k53ad2lw25nx8es4dlyr2qcu3kj97xr8ec7gx258vkhutczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5xed8fd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80vdzy70dcysrwyvz70uvg9cdas9gepple07nk826ay36dftut2sm53zdz'>nevent1q…3zdz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>when you use a cloud service you&#39;re implicitly telling the computer to do what&#39;s implied in the work... 2024-09-11T23:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstps6ld2zf7hjy5h3szeg2mz3s90sakr0jxffx4aspap9eglsfsjqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5man6hv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn7y8zawrsy0v0w9a7aypy0jmnwg4w2fnamvy9wmerrgjeal7vaclc0m8r'>nevent1q…0m8r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no you didn&#39;t explicitly decide to. You pressed the post button. The underlying technology is layers of abstraction. 2024-09-11T23:45:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yykglfzdsxqgu5q2jlukdknxvstpv09nwdkcqrm4v45pedl2ujqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5g8dj43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8h89arlku0ra76qljuqsqyxa39qa8ry0vgz3uun5av80fw24xh5ssc4ggw'>nevent1q…4ggw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>were you asked to decide to resend lost network packets as part of the TCP reliable connections you used to post these messages to this platform? 2024-09-11T23:43:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswn7mxatt0gg69c8qu60n3gyp949dh4peq6ux7gqykgrtxae2lpegzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5xcvwhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs823hqcrgsycwz3w5yxawyj3qs3wvv2t74ykfxv8qw3wdy7cgtd0g762jag'>nevent1q…2jag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s not really feasible right now since systems have become rather more complex. The user cannot be involved in the minute details these days. 2024-09-11T23:40:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstj7lsxhtmllv2gtctaknkdq4xk4ucfvaragu5qtkejrfu2q6npagzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5acz8h8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrk4wfk39vr03apxe4ezelv00lc2kelha5y6vnkqqyfa95lg2497gsytms6'>nevent1q…tms6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so its legs are just resting on solder resist covering the tracks? 2024-08-18T02:37:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9tatuhesl6qpqkre40tv438xk59paen7hq5g5tjnvrcq3srx3z8gzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn557lsm4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsreg6cxz0q5280epj3uspmyr7d39k3fzkfu35fhhlrr7nzyhh23hgv5qj9k'>nevent1q…qj9k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>unless the CPU was driving DRAM refresh timings. 2024-08-17T04:55:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsreg6cxz0q5280epj3uspmyr7d39k3fzkfu35fhhlrr7nzyhh23hgzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5chzyvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd87x092r66c2m48hlkl5f8f7kmujstyq37phh05v2vax572ysgmgn5jhyl'>nevent1q…jhyl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>correct :) 2024-08-17T04:54:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqz9rpywh8m93ucfz822h6svrhudjxz9ak3q7d470q3nf8ggkjunczyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5t2ffmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswszvsgd9ec5a5l43wsap39gk2vzwwg545azyl5dhah7tu2vjdtnsvwc8jw'>nevent1q…c8jw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>like if you were running telnet in a container with a VPN already configured. 2024-08-15T15:21:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6vqmrt36yp5euwesdhzldvj5uhsm8gju6nsv92w7h73x23l9gjqzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn557ywa4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv6a6wlf3c506mtqq04amew4dnum2wklfe3zznwnxnuzfrtha0x3qzyw7n5'>nevent1q…w7n5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve battled audio quality issues in my videos. 2024-08-09T03:59:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3uqep72tkz0srswnm5x3yurjca9ec2kuvh9vr35xpctzskttrtgzyrqjfkpqjvyet3grk09g96xm6st2rkvanf7lpj794xp6wc27hrwn5hevnn9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqzju2ahp3g76gv0lvjrymtl4wkwxqt4lhjzjnskpf72j54pf54s9mtehz'>nevent1q…tehz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been targeted by transphobic death threats. Even though I&#39;m not trans. <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/whistleblower-sues-singapore-kindness-movement-breach-pdpa-pdpc-4526636">https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/whistleblower-sues-singapore-kindness-movement-breach-pdpa-pdpc-4526636</a> 2024-08-06T23:14:57Z